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What can pronouns tell us about the meanings and representations in a text?

Pronouns are a useful starting point when structuring an essay, because they provide an immediate focus on the attitudes within a text. Though they may appear insignificant, pronouns provide important clues about how the author is positioning their audience. Consider how the writer wants you to view them: are they using first person plural pronouns like “we” and “us” to indicate inclusive language, engaging their audience by inferring that their viewpoints are the same? Or are they using the second person plural “you” to create synthetic personalisation, making an audience member feel personally sought out? This sort of analysis immediately indicates that you are considering the way language is used to represent both an author and their audience. And remember that examiners are often looking for buzz words- the more specific you can be about the word class, the better.
The best thing about pronouns is that they are a simple way to combine knowledge about language with context. Remember that much depends on the issues discussed and the position an author takes. For example, in a statement like “we hate ham and pineapple pizza”, the traditionally inclusive pronoun “we” also becomes exclusive, discouraging anyone who likes ham and pineapple pizza from participating in the discourse. Similarly, in a statement like “I don’t understand why they hate pickled onions”, the traditionally exclusive pronoun “they” could be interpreted as partially inclusive, designed to invite those who like pickled onions to empathise. These contexts are crucial, especially when you’re short on time. It’s important to consider what is most important or interesting about the way a language feature is used. Ask yourself what pronouns tell you about the attidues of the author or audience connected with the text. If the answer is “not a lot”, move on to a different language feature.

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Hannah B.

Studies English BA at Birmingham

Why does the language we use for professional occupations really matter?

At its most basic level language helps us communicate our thoughts and opinions with one another and in doing so it dictates how we perceive people, objects and general things in the world. If this is therefore the case then the terms of address we use for different professions will consequently influence who we expect to occupy these roles. For example, if we were to use the occupations of a ‘policeman’ and a ‘chairman’, we would expect a man to occupy these roles because the suffix ‘man’ is present within both of these common nouns. This has therefore sparked a conscious effort to be politically correct by using the following terms; ‘police officer’ and ‘chair person’ to improve the aspirations of both genders.

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Joe H.

Studies LLB Law at Warwick

What's the best strategy for P1 exam to get the top mark?

I would suggest a strategy that helped me and most of my classmates to get the top grade. Don't be afraid of P1, because it should be the easiest component of your overall grade. Once you understand the basic strategy you don't need to worry about P1 and you can easily get full marks.
First of all, use your 5 minute reading time wisely by reading as many of the provided texts as possible. Always look carefully for what the questions are asking for, and follow instructions or you will lose marks. If you don't know an answer or can't find it easily, skip the question! Only read the texts if you can't grasp sentences out of contect - usually you can just skim the needed facts and words without wasting time on the entire text. Finally, once you're done return to the hardest questions. This way you should have plenty of time to even go through your answers once more.

What to look for in a source question

In an English Language GCSE paper, it is important that students keep to a strict time schedule so that short and consise points can be made.
In source questions, there are a few marks available, but they can really help set you up for the rest of the exam. They don't try to trick you (the information is always right in front of you), it just takes a few simple skills to identify and, once you have practiced these, you'll find that no question will be an issue.
If you read the articles, which are often news-style pieces, as you would if you were reading a paper, this can really help. It allows you to clearly see what new information you are learning, and ensure you pull quotes from the text. The quotes shouldn't be too wordy, but just a couple of key words can really show the marker that you've grasped what the text is about. Also make sure that you can hit four or five points of equal length - don't get too caught up on one point because you'll put yourself at a disadvantage. If you work your way chronologically through the text you'll also ensure that no points are missed, and therefore demonstrating that you've read the text throughly and at least once through without writing anything down.

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Adam M.

Studies Journalism Studies at Sheffield

What is the best way to approach writing an introduction to an essay?

The most important thing about an introduction is instilling a confidence in the reader or marker that you know what you are writing about, rather than making it up as you go along. Therefore it is often a good idea to simply state your answer to the question posed to you, followed up with how you plan on proving your point of view in the rest of the essay. So for example if the question were 'To what extent does the author present character x as the antagonist in the novel', one's introuction may take this sort of structure: 'Upon analysing the text, it would seem that the author in fact presents character x as the protagonist, rather than the antagonist. There are a number of ways in which he achieves this that I shall analyse during the course of ths essay. They include, firstly, the contrast between character x and the true antagonist character y in the last chapter; secondly, the feeling of pathos created for character x when her friends start to abandon her... etcetera' Not only does this display confidence to marker or reader, but it also helps you to structure your own work as the introduction acts as a plan for the rest of the essay.

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Maxim D.

Studies English at Kings, London

What is the difference between English language and English literature?

English literature is more concerned with the thematic content of texts and typically involves poetry, prose and larger bodies of work. English language Is more scientific in nature and looks at language in segments E.g. Syntax, Morphology, Phonology. In English language you can expect to encounter a larger range texts for analysis. For example, studying extracts of advertising to look at how language is used to persuade consumers.